April 2007

‘Union Dance’s current slogan “union beyond diversity” still remains true to the inclusive vision with which the company was founded 21 years ago: to embrace different cultures and dance styles, to merge high culture with pop, and art with techn…

‘He [Ash Mukherjee] is a sinewy jangle of energy and nerves, his dancing stretched by extreme angles and speed. He glitters in the pure bharatanatyam sequences, he is a manic operator in his city suit, and a fierce flame of anger when he returns to India to disc…

‘…Rajarani, whose Quick! dazzled with its complex percussive energy and imaginative flair, is clearly at a loss when it comes to wedding her bharata natyam technique to the requisites of dance theatre.’

After an extensive and competitive search for a new Artistic Director, Candoco Dance Company has appointed Stine Nilsen and Pedro Machado to succeed founder Celeste Dandeker in a jobshare. Stineand Pedrohave dan… Continue Reading

This month the work of one of the most influential and best known designers working in dance will finally grace the main stage at the Royal Opera House in Will Tuckett’s new version of *The Seven Deadly Si… Continue Reading

‘Kenneth MacMillan’s Mayerling, back in the Royal Ballet’s latest revival at Covent Garden, is a sumptuous spectacle — what a parade of uniforms, gowns and Viennese decors in Nicholas Georgiadis’s rich designs — deploying big ensembles…

‘Although the plot turns on the disintegration of its central character, Mayerling is a superb company vehicle too, its vast, detailed context demanding from everyone on stage those qualities of naturalism and clarity that are thought especially English. It’s…

The Royal Ballet has announced its new 2007/8 season. Highlights include a new production of George Balanchine’s Jewels, further performances of Wayne McGregor’s award winning *Chroma* _and new work … Continue Reading

Move-me.com – has been nominated for a Webby Award – the international awards honouring excellence on the internet. The website which has amassed 1,700 clips of people dancing, is part of the move-me… Continue Reading

There is more to the latest fitness trend than a good work out at the gym – “trapeze is the most beautiful and graceful movement when you master it. I am completely hooked on its effects.” Sadi… Continue Reading